Dear friends,
Do you ever wonder how we know what we know about individual brands and destinations? The answer is simple, we go.
The American Society of Travel Advisors is an organization we are very proud to be members of. They have begun offering
Read MoreWhat ARE you going to get Mom, Dad, the husband, the kids and grandkids, for Christmas this year? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a perfect gift for everyone?
Hallelujah, there is. I have statistics to prove it.
Read MoreHow do you feel when asked to describe something that was beyond your wildest imagination, and you just don’t have the words?
That’s how I feel every time someone asks me about my favorite trips.
Read MorePeople ask me every day “what is your favorite destination”?
That’s a tricky question. I compare it to “who’s your favorite child”? You’re not supposed to have a favorite, are you?
I can honestly say after 15+ years of taking groups around the world, I do have my favorites. Tours, not children.
Read MoreLast week we talked about a specific type of cruiser, a Port Collector. Did you know there are people among us that collect Continents? I know several. In fact, I’m a member of that club.
Read MoreDid you know there’s a travel term for customers whose main purpose is to visit as many ports of call as possible? That’s right, they’re called Port Collectors.
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but I seldom experience a product that exceeds my expectations. I tend to enter any travel experience with a pretty realist idea of what is going to be delivered, and most of the time it is.
I thought I had reasonable expectations concerning my American Empress adventure on the Snake and Columbia rivers. I have to tell you, my expectations were. . .
Read MoreIt happens weekly around here. Someone says, “I want to go somewhere tropical but NOT Mexico”.
I don’t get it. I’ve personally been going to Mexico for almost 40 years. Since 2005 when I opened the doors here, not a single unsavory incident has happened to any of our customers. Not one.
Read MoreDo you remember who got you what on your last birthday? Last Christmas?
Do you remember what you did on your last anniversary?
Doug and I have been celebrating life-events with trips for almost 20 years now. In fact, we are coming up on our 20th wedding anniversary and celebrating with a once-in-a-lifetime trip to . . .
Read MoreSo when my friend Karen Ross, our NCL rep, asked me to go on the inaugural cruise of the NCL Prima it was a firm “not on your life, but thanks for the invitation”.
But then. . .
Read MoreWe are having so much fun here this week, watching my agent Erica Shaw enjoy her first trip to Italy with her daughter, who is entering into her Sr. year in High School.
Read MoreLet’s talk about where you can go and for how much. First-please remember airfare is up almost 45%. So whatever amount you’ve paid in the past isn’t going to cut the mustard for the foreseeable future.
We also need to remember that USA travel is more expensive than almost anywhere else on earth. If you have a valid passport you’ll be able to take advantage of much more enticing pricing in exotic locations. Those are the offers I’ll be mentioning in this article.
$1000 per person. Where can you go for that amount?
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